Fluid metering device



April 1940- L. J; A. CADET FLUID METERING DEVICE Filed May 4, 1957 [WEN hatented Apr. 30, L940 ivm'ruaine nuvrcn Louis Jules Adrien Cadet, Le Wesinet, France, as-

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dEtude dc Distributeurs Automatiuues S. E. ii. A Paris, Seine, France Application May 4, 1937, Serial No. M0336 lin France May 6, 1936 l Claim.

The invention has for its object to provide improvements in liquid measuring devices of the socalled "continuous meter type, that is to say, meters which allow of a continuous output of liquid that is measured at every instant.

Said devices comprise a number of cylinders in which pistons are adapted to move responsive to the pressure of the liquid to be measured, said pistons being adapted to drive a shaft,.the rotation of which thus depends on the quantity of liquid flowing through'the device. By counting the number of revolutions and fractions of a revolution performed by said shaft, it is therefore possible to measure the quantity of liquid delivered.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this type in which the distribution to the various cylinders is effected in a simple and emcient manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a device in which the distributing member is rendered efliciently liquid-tight without, however, introducing detrimental friction.

A further object of the invention is to obtain this result even if the driving pressure of the liquid passing through the measuring device varies within wide limits.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a liquid measuring device which affords 30 accurate readings even for widely different driving pressures.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a measuring device according to the invention is described by way of example. Reference is had to the accom- 5 panying diagrammatical drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical section of the fluid metering device.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section'thereof.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the distributor removed.

40 The device comprises a block I in which are bored a number of radial cylinders, four in the example illustrated, designated respectively by 2 2 2, 2 Said cylinders are evenly and symmetrically arranged about an axis X-X and open at their ends facing the axis X-X, into a central chamber 3 from which they are separated by perforated partitions 4 4 4 4 The central chamber 3 is furthermore limited by a bearing surface 5 into which open, through orifices 8 8 8, 8 conduits I which are bored in the block I, the opposite ends of the conduits communicating with the outer ends of the cylinders. Heads Ill fit over the cylinders and at the same time over the conduits 1 at their outer ends.

ated outside the device and serves to actuate a (Cl. 73--24'l) In each of the cylinders is mounted a piston l -i carried by a rod d -9' which is guided in its movement by bosses it to lt provided on the partitions i t The piston rods ii -t termio nate at theinner ends in forks in which are mounted ball bearing rollers ll l i On their outer faces, the pistons i -l are subjected to the action of springs ii -li respectively,which bear on the other hand on the caps iii. w

Along the axis X-X of the device, is arranged a central shaft 2 which carries fast thereon a cam-disc i2 adapted to co-operate with the ball bearing rollers li -4| i 0n the shaft 2 is fixed an extension rod ii, the end ill of which is situm revolution counter, not shown.

On the upper end of the central shaft 2 is fixed a distributor it having a face it] which is turned towardsand is in contact with the bearing surface 5. On the distributor i9 is provided an inan let port it permanently communicating with a liquid inlet conduit 3 A second port i is provided in the distributor i9 and permanently communicates with the central chamber 3 from which leads an outlet conduit 25 connected to as the delivery conduit t. The ports 6 and l furthermore successively communicate, as explained hereinafter, with the orifices t -t by being brought into register therewith.

A channel it provided inside the central shaft til 2 communicates with the port 6 and the other end of which opens into a lower chamber 28 which is covered by a lowercap 2i fixed on the block I. Between said cap and the edge of an inverted cup-shaped member 29 is clamped the at marginal part of a deformable diaphragm or membrane it provided with a-central opening through which passes the central shaft 2. Said diaphragm is fixed, on the other hand, at its central portion, on an annulus it which loosely rean ceives the end of the central shaft 2. Said shaft, on the other hand, is provided with a shoulder 32, engaged by the diaphragm. M. A spring it which bears on the cap 21 constantly urges the annulus 3| in an upward direction and ensures 45 the liquid-tightness of the distributor when same is inoperative.

The device operates as follows: Responsive to the pressure of the liquid which enters through'the inlet conduit 3 and passes on through the port 6, the piston or pistons i -l of the cylinder or cylinders 2 -4 which communicate with said port, are set in motion. The motion of said pistons causes the central shaft 2 to be set in rotation by means of the correspond- I ing rollers H -ll and of the'cam l2. The pistons of the cylinders which communicate with the port I are pushed back by the co-operation of the cam l2 with their rollers Il -I I which re- -main constantly pressed against said cam by the liquid towards the delivery conduit 4.

The rotation of the central shaft 2 causes the cylinders 2 -4 to be connected successively to the inlet and to the delivery through the distributor l9, so that the operation of the measuring device is continuous. By means of the rod H, the number of revolutions effected by the central shaft 2 may be ascertained and the quantity of liquid delivered through the apparatus can be thus measured at any instant.

The incoming liquid passing through the port 6 tends to separate the distributor I9 from its bearing surface 5. According to the invention, this action is counteracted by the pressure of the liquid in the chamber 28 communicating with the port 6 through the channel I5, which pressure is exerted on the diaphragm I 4. The effective mitted to the central shaft 2 by means of the shoulder 32 which forms also a bearing for said shaft. The ratio between said effective pressure areas is so chosen that during operation, the resultant pressure on the central shaft 2 is such that the distributor I9 is pressed against the con-- tact surface 5 in such a manner as to form a liquid tight joint thereon, without, however, producing excessive frictional resistance to the movement of said distributor on its contact surface, This proper degree of pressure is maintained even in the case of a variation of the pressure of the incoming liquid.

I claim:

In acontinuous liquid meter of the type having radiating cylinders, pistons in said cylinders, a chamber disposed between said cylinders and receiving the outflowing liquid, said chamber having a ported bearing surface communicating with the cylinders and the meter inlet, a rotary distributor in said chamber engaging said surface and subjected to the pressure of the inflowing liquid which tends to. separate the distributor from the bearing surface, a shaft on which the distributor is mounted and rotated by said pistons, a diaphragm having an effective pressure surface larger than that of the rotary distributor, a connection between said diaphragm and said shaft whereby said shaft may rotate with relation to said diaphragm, and means 'to subject said surface of said diaphragm to the'pressure of the inflowing liquid but in a direction to seat the rotary distributor on said bearing surface;

LOUIS JULES ADRIEN CADET. 

